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federal prosecutors may file terrorism charges today against dzhokhar tsarnaev, the 19-year-old man accused of the boston marathon bombings. tsarnaev is under guard in serious but stable condition at a boston hospital with a gunshot wound to the neck. some investigators believe that wound may be the result of a suicide attempt before his arrest. he's now being questioned, but only for brief periods because of his medical condition and is responding mostly in writing because of the injury. investigators have been trying to piece together the events that led to the standoff between tsarnaev and police friday night after he was discovered by a watertown resident in a boat kept in his backyard. video from police helicopters show how he was arrested. an armored vehicle with a robotic arm lifted a tarp covering the boat. agents threw flash bang grenades to make sure there were no explosives. moments later, he was taken into custody. the rivere police department just released this picture of the police chief clearing the boat moments after he was apprehe apprehended. this morning boston police com
federal prosecutors may file terrorism charges today against dzhokhar tsarnaev, the 19-year-old man accused of the boston marathon bombings. tsarnaev is under guard in serious but stable condition at a boston hospital with a gunshot wound to the neck. some investigators believe that wound may be the result of a suicide attempt before his arrest. he's now being questioned, but only for brief periods because of his medical condition and is responding mostly in writing because of the injury....
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big questions of whether or not dzhokhar tsarnaev will be charged as an enemy combatant. what do we know about where the white house is leaning? >> reporter: the white house is convinced the way this is being handled presently is the way it should be handled. that krcriticism about whether not tsarnaev should be handled as an enemy combatant is coming from republican lawmakers, john mccain and lindsey graham, kelly ayotte, and new york's representative, peter king. let's give you a accepts where this is right now. so law enforcement enacted basically an effort not to read tsarnaev his miranda rights. that means not telling him he has the right to remain silent under what they call the public safety exception, allows them to get as much information as they can within the immediate hours after his arrest. in case there is information about other plots or perhaps other accomplices but it's li likely that he hasn't even been questioned yet because of his state, his serious condition, that this may not matter. he may have been read his miranda rights by a judge as early as tom
big questions of whether or not dzhokhar tsarnaev will be charged as an enemy combatant. what do we know about where the white house is leaning? >> reporter: the white house is convinced the way this is being handled presently is the way it should be handled. that krcriticism about whether not tsarnaev should be handled as an enemy combatant is coming from republican lawmakers, john mccain and lindsey graham, kelly ayotte, and new york's representative, peter king. let's give you a...
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dzhokhar tsarnaev. we've all seen the pictures, as i said. but tonight we're hearing the real story. as if the images of the young man with the backwards baseball hat, feet away from an 8-year-old boy who had no idea he was about to die. as if these images weren't chilling enough, today in a newly filed criminal complaint, law enforcement officials described how 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev calmly placed a bag allegedly containing a homemade bomb made out of a pressure cooker and packed with nails and bbs on the ground in a crowd full of innocent bystanders and simply waited. when the first bomb, allegedly placed by his brother, went off nearby, investigators say they could see everybody in the crowd react with alarm. everybody except tsarnaev, who waited a few seconds, walked away, and allegedly set off the sec bomb. days later he and his older brother tamerlan got in a shoot-out with police. today we learn more about the events leading up to that epic clash. according to the new criminal complaint, the night began with the brothers tsarnae
dzhokhar tsarnaev. we've all seen the pictures, as i said. but tonight we're hearing the real story. as if the images of the young man with the backwards baseball hat, feet away from an 8-year-old boy who had no idea he was about to die. as if these images weren't chilling enough, today in a newly filed criminal complaint, law enforcement officials described how 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev calmly placed a bag allegedly containing a homemade bomb made out of a pressure cooker and packed with...
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alleged marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev is upgraded in fair condition now. he's in fair condition. he was in serious. today at a boston hospital. while the investigation continues into what motivated his attack last week. in a moment we're going to find out what investigators are learning about the wife of tamerlan, that's his older brother. right now, let's go to the information from wnbc's chief investigative reporter jonathan dienst. thank you, jonathan. what do we got new? you've listened to the first part of this show. we're talking about what the suspect has had to say, the surviving suspect about being out there all alone. two brothers operating alone, technically, and also apparently ideologically. they were picking up their radicalization over the internet. not through any coaching or role of anybody as a sort of a recruiter. >> well, that is the claim that investigators say is being made by the wounded younger brother who continues to recover in the hospital. investigators are now running around, as you heard, they're trying to verify that. they ar
alleged marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev is upgraded in fair condition now. he's in fair condition. he was in serious. today at a boston hospital. while the investigation continues into what motivated his attack last week. in a moment we're going to find out what investigators are learning about the wife of tamerlan, that's his older brother. right now, let's go to the information from wnbc's chief investigative reporter jonathan dienst. thank you, jonathan. what do we got new? you've listened...
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this takes place as dzhokhar tsarnaev lies in a hospital bed facing charges. his condition now reported as fair. more than a week after the bombing, 45 of the scores of wounded remain hospitalized, and at least 13 have lost limbs. for the victims, the physical and emotional toll comes with a very real financial one as well. massive bills for trauma care, prosthetic limbs and even home modifications. not to mention, lengthy physical rehab and psychological counseling. as such, one fund boston is stepping in to help. already raising over $10 million for victims and their families. and while the injured struggle with recovery, the families of those killed in the bombing are facing their own staggering loss. the family of 8-year-old martin richard held a private memorial releasing a statement today, "this has been the most difficult week of our lives, and we appreciate that our friends and family have given us space to grieve and heal. a private funeral mass was celebrated this morning with immediate family. we laid our son, martin, to rest, and he is now at peace
this takes place as dzhokhar tsarnaev lies in a hospital bed facing charges. his condition now reported as fair. more than a week after the bombing, 45 of the scores of wounded remain hospitalized, and at least 13 have lost limbs. for the victims, the physical and emotional toll comes with a very real financial one as well. massive bills for trauma care, prosthetic limbs and even home modifications. not to mention, lengthy physical rehab and psychological counseling. as such, one fund boston is...
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questioned from his hospital bed, surviving suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev has told investigators he and his brother were motivated by extremist islamic beliefs but that they acted alone. learning how to build bombs with a few clicks to an online al qaeda magazine. now, if that's corroborated, it's the kind of threat authorities have long feared. lone actors, apparently self-trained, escaping scrutiny as they plot their deadly deeds. and as the intelligence community faces scrutiny over its handling of the case, nbc's pete williams has learned more about the timeline of contacts between russia and the united states. in early 2011, the russians contact the fbi requesting information about tamerlan tsarnaev, indicating he's becoming radical. the fbi opens a threat assessment, but finds no terrorism activity. they press the russians for more information. but the russians don't respond. in september 2011, the russians send the same request. this time to the cia. the cia checks with the fbi, sees that the matter has been examined with no results. the fbi again asks for more information. once agai
questioned from his hospital bed, surviving suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev has told investigators he and his brother were motivated by extremist islamic beliefs but that they acted alone. learning how to build bombs with a few clicks to an online al qaeda magazine. now, if that's corroborated, it's the kind of threat authorities have long feared. lone actors, apparently self-trained, escaping scrutiny as they plot their deadly deeds. and as the intelligence community faces scrutiny over its handling...
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this is the criminal complaint filed today against 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombing. and this ten-page criminal complaint is big news for two reasons. it's news for the incredible details of the allegations contained within it, and it is news because of the simple fact that it exists. let's start with the news. the complaint describes in heart stopping detail exactly what authorities -- of the bombing itself. quote, approximately 30 seconds before the first explosion, dzhokhar tsarnaev lifts his phone to his ear as if he is speaking on his cell phone and keeps it there for approximately 18 seconds. a few seconds after he finishes the call, the large crowd of people around him can be seen reacting to the first explosion. virtually every head turns to the east towards the finish line and stares in that direction in apparent bewilderment and alarm. dzhokhar appears calm. he glance to the east and calmly begin but rapidly begins moving to the west. he walks away without his knapsack, having left it on the ground where he had been standing.
this is the criminal complaint filed today against 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombing. and this ten-page criminal complaint is big news for two reasons. it's news for the incredible details of the allegations contained within it, and it is news because of the simple fact that it exists. let's start with the news. the complaint describes in heart stopping detail exactly what authorities -- of the bombing itself. quote, approximately 30 seconds...
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. >>> dzhokhar tsarnaev. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews with the latest developments in the manhunt for the boston bombing suspect. 24 hours ago, the fbi released video and photos of the two suspects as i'm speaking, authorities are carrying out a massive manhunt for one of those suspects. 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. he was born in the former soviet republic of kyrgyzstan. his family is chechnyan. he became an american citizen last year on 9/11. authorities are searching house to house in the boston suburb of watertown where he's believed to be holed up. older brother, suspect number one was killed last night in a shootout with police. nbc news reports that at that shootout, 200 rounds were exchanged. and before that happened, he and his brother killed a security officer at m.i.t. held a man captive after carjacking him. and severely wounded another police officer. the older brother, tamerlan tsarnaev, was 26. nbc news learned he spent six months last year outside of the countr
. >>> dzhokhar tsarnaev. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews with the latest developments in the manhunt for the boston bombing suspect. 24 hours ago, the fbi released video and photos of the two suspects as i'm speaking, authorities are carrying out a massive manhunt for one of those suspects. 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. he was born in the former soviet republic of kyrgyzstan. his family is chechnyan. he became an american citizen last...
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now dzhokhar tsarnaev lies in a hospital unable to
now dzhokhar tsarnaev lies in a hospital unable to
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>> jim, i got to ask you because you were a former atf hostage negotiator, if, if dzhokhar tsarnaev has access to television or radio or media of any kind, what kind of effect does something like his uncle coming out and saying, you've brought shame on checkens everywhere. you've brought shame on our ethnic minority. his father telling abc news that he should surrender. in terms of the psychology of that and the efficacy of that, moving things one way or the other. can you weigh in on that. >> it's exactly the point of view, going to use you in negotiation training. we would not want him to see that. if he did say that, talk through it and talk over that and get by it. probably, when we would be doing this, we would have cut that feed early so he wouldn't see that. because suicide follows humiliation. and shame. and so to have a relative on tv who, the gentleman is dispassionate, a good citizen and we understand where he's coming from, clearly. but to have the barricaded bomber here, you know you've shame, humiliation, you're a loser, those are things i would not want him to hear. if he
>> jim, i got to ask you because you were a former atf hostage negotiator, if, if dzhokhar tsarnaev has access to television or radio or media of any kind, what kind of effect does something like his uncle coming out and saying, you've brought shame on checkens everywhere. you've brought shame on our ethnic minority. his father telling abc news that he should surrender. in terms of the psychology of that and the efficacy of that, moving things one way or the other. can you weigh in on...
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. >>> federal prosecutors have charged a suspected boston bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. a federal magistrate came to the suspect's home for his initial court appearance this afternoon. he was advised of his rights and charged with one count of using a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death and one count of malicious destruction of property resulting in death. the charges carry the possibility of the death penalty or life in prison. the public defender's office is representing the criminal and the evidence is laid out, including video of the suspect walking away from his backpack moments before the second explosion and evidence found in his dorm room. so how will a case against this alleged bomber be prosecuted? joining me now are former judge and prosecutor catherine krier and kelly curry, who supervised a number of terrorism krcases. catherine, the evidence here seems overwhelming. do you think prosecutors will seek the death penalty? >> i think it's too early to tell and it ought to be too early to tell. massachusetts is not one of the states that has the death
. >>> federal prosecutors have charged a suspected boston bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. a federal magistrate came to the suspect's home for his initial court appearance this afternoon. he was advised of his rights and charged with one count of using a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death and one count of malicious destruction of property resulting in death. the charges carry the possibility of the death penalty or life in prison. the public defender's office is representing the...
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dzhokhar tsarnaev was formally charged today. he'll be prosecuted through the criminal justice system despite republicans who say he should be treated as an enemy combatant. >>> later, the russian connection. we have new details about the older brother, tamerlan, and his six-month trip overseas to russia, that area, as he became increasingly more devout in his religion and radicalism. >>> here in washington, the marathon bombings have already started to change the debate on things like -- you knew this was coming -- immigration. >>> finally, life started to return to normal this weekend in boston. i was up there as the slow healing begins. this is "hardball." as we say up there, "hardball." the place for politics. >>> he will not be treated as an enemy combatant. we will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was of course, white house spokesman jay carney short by before 1:00 p.m. today making clear the boston suspect will not be treated as an enemy combatant. as some
dzhokhar tsarnaev was formally charged today. he'll be prosecuted through the criminal justice system despite republicans who say he should be treated as an enemy combatant. >>> later, the russian connection. we have new details about the older brother, tamerlan, and his six-month trip overseas to russia, that area, as he became increasingly more devout in his religion and radicalism. >>> here in washington, the marathon bombings have already started to change the debate on...
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this morning the suspect 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev, and authorities say he cannot
this morning the suspect 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev, and authorities say he cannot
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what they say they can see on the camera is the person identified as dzhokhar tsarnaev come into the view with his backpack on. he work his way into the crowd. he is talking on a cell phone. he appears to take the backpack off. then they say you can see the backpack at his feet in still photographs. then according to this video which the fbi has not released. this is merely a narrative description of it. the first bomb goes off. you can see everyone in the crowd that says except him. virtually everyone in the crowd look toward the first scene of the bombing. and he does not. he calmly waits, glances down eventually and then walks away about 10 to 13 seconds before the second bomb goes off which the fbi says he has just left on the ground. that's the first point. we learnt in the criminal complain, the most detailed description yet for the fbi. the key piece of video and photographs from all that material that they collected. the second point. they say both bombs in the marathon bombing were made from pressure cooker using a similar formula of low power explosive, bbs with adhesive st
what they say they can see on the camera is the person identified as dzhokhar tsarnaev come into the view with his backpack on. he work his way into the crowd. he is talking on a cell phone. he appears to take the backpack off. then they say you can see the backpack at his feet in still photographs. then according to this video which the fbi has not released. this is merely a narrative description of it. the first bomb goes off. you can see everyone in the crowd that says except him. virtually...
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we know the federal government filed two charges against dzhokhar tsarnaev today. one count of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction and one of malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death. and i'm just looking here, deb. we just got a look at the complaint filed against him. in the actual transcript of what happened today in the hospital room though, the thing that stood out, maybe he was too injured to speak. when they asked him the question can awe ford a lawyer, the defendant said the word no. >> you know, what is fascinating about that is also you have to remember, this is a kid who is on a ventilator. he is heavily sedated. he is being restrained. and what we're told is that many of the responses to the answers were he was nodding his head. that was really all that he was allowed to do. what really struck me in the transcript that came out about the court hearing was the fact that -- that he was roused. he had to be roused from a semistate of sedation. that's how investigators spent the morning questi
we know the federal government filed two charges against dzhokhar tsarnaev today. one count of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction and one of malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death. and i'm just looking here, deb. we just got a look at the complaint filed against him. in the actual transcript of what happened today in the hospital room though, the thing that stood out, maybe he was too injured to speak. when they asked him the...
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after the firefight and running over his brother, dzhokhar tsarnaev took off. the manhunt for him was on. friday night, a tip from a homeowner sending swarms of police racing toya watertown backyard and accused bomber number 2 was surrounded. listen to the dramatic moments, leading to his capture. >> getting a report from watertown of 67 franklin street. they have a boat with blood on it. they believe someone's on the boat. >> good evening, chief. it was ray spectacular coordination between the local police, the state and the fbi nterms of a job well done, sir? >> thank you very much. it sure was. >> now, so tell me, when did your department first get wind that this chase was coming into watertown? >> we were in communication with cambridge, who had some gps device that was giving alerts to where the where the hir jacked car was moving, from cambridge towards watertown. eventually, we were made aware it was on the streets of watertown. >> so what happened then? >> our first officer observed the carjack, a black suv, and a second vehicle, driving in tandem down
after the firefight and running over his brother, dzhokhar tsarnaev took off. the manhunt for him was on. friday night, a tip from a homeowner sending swarms of police racing toya watertown backyard and accused bomber number 2 was surrounded. listen to the dramatic moments, leading to his capture. >> getting a report from watertown of 67 franklin street. they have a boat with blood on it. they believe someone's on the boat. >> good evening, chief. it was ray spectacular coordination...
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tsarnaev, as an enemy combatant and said, dzhokhar, an american citizen. will be given full rights and tried in civilian court. yesterday press secretary jay carney made clear where president obama differs from his predecessor. >> he will not be treated as an enemy combatant. we will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice. under u.s. law, united states citizens cannot be tried in military commissions. >> historically speaking, foreign policy tends to either stain or illuminate a president's legacy. time will tell which foreign policy position will define the obama years. joining us to discuss from washington is former assistant secretary of state and professor at george washington university, professor pj crowley. professor, thank you for joining us. >> hello. >> pj as we talk about the legacy of the obama doctrine, vis-a-vis our war on terrorists drones. the attacks were motivated to do what they did by the wars in iraq and afghanistan. i'll quote a little bit from that story. the 19-year-old suspect in the boston marathon bombing
tsarnaev, as an enemy combatant and said, dzhokhar, an american citizen. will be given full rights and tried in civilian court. yesterday press secretary jay carney made clear where president obama differs from his predecessor. >> he will not be treated as an enemy combatant. we will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice. under u.s. law, united states citizens cannot be tried in military commissions. >> historically speaking, foreign policy tends to either...
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what you're looking at now is pictures of dzhokhar tsarnaev. that's when we went to the convenience store. it is interesting because this entire manhunt was launched because of the actions of these two men because they were the ones who seemed to out of nowhere ambushed this police officer. that's what set everything in motion that led to the shootout, the capture, the carjacking as well. what you see there is following the carjacking. he went into a bank and was removing a money. it looked as if he was removing $800. it is not clear which account. all of that is under investigation. we have a lot more details coming up throughout the day wolf. >> a massachusetts gas station manager is now speaking out after he was caught in the middle of carjacking by the boston suspect. >> translator: the door opened quickly. i thought it was a drunk man because of how he opened the door. i asked him why he would open the door like this. he fell down right there and said please call the police. there are people who want to kill me. there are people who want m
what you're looking at now is pictures of dzhokhar tsarnaev. that's when we went to the convenience store. it is interesting because this entire manhunt was launched because of the actions of these two men because they were the ones who seemed to out of nowhere ambushed this police officer. that's what set everything in motion that led to the shootout, the capture, the carjacking as well. what you see there is following the carjacking. he went into a bank and was removing a money. it looked as...
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the surviving boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is improving in a local hospital. that comes a day after a federal judge found him to be alert, mentally competent, and lucid at a bedside hearing. cnn's brooke baldwin is joining us now from beth israel deaconess medical center here in boston. brooke, what do we know about the suspect's health? >> reporter: wolf, we now know from the fbi and folks here at beth israel hospital here in boston that 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev has been upgraded from serious condition now to fair condition. what does that mean? if you listen to our chief medical correspondent sanjay gupta he basically explains that means tsarnaev's vital signs have stabilized. things like heart pressure, blood pressure, and heart rate for example. we know he had an operation on saturday so a couple days out his condition has been improving which obviously is good news. that of course is predicated upon whether or not he decides to continue cooperating with investigators but also that his medical condition clearly helps in gleaning information out of him
the surviving boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is improving in a local hospital. that comes a day after a federal judge found him to be alert, mentally competent, and lucid at a bedside hearing. cnn's brooke baldwin is joining us now from beth israel deaconess medical center here in boston. brooke, what do we know about the suspect's health? >> reporter: wolf, we now know from the fbi and folks here at beth israel hospital here in boston that 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev has been...
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ja h dzhokhar tsarnaev is listed in serious condition after he was taken into custody. the 19-year-old was found hiding in a boat parked outside a watertown home and there are new suspicions his older brother, who died in the shootout with police early friday morning, could have received terrorist training or support abroad. an official familiar with the matter tells nbc news that a foreign government has expressed concern back in 2011 that tamerlan tsarnaev could have ties to terrorism. the official says the fbi investigated but found no such links and reported the findings back to that foreign government. let's bring in msnbc analyst and former hostage negotiator james cavanagh. james, thanks for joining me again and great work yesterday through all of the mayhem, but i'm curious about the frequency with which we get a warning from a foreign government about someone who is here in our country that potentially has ties to terrorism. >> you know, that stuff does come in to federal agencies all the time really, alex. on a variety of criminal matters. not only terrorism.
ja h dzhokhar tsarnaev is listed in serious condition after he was taken into custody. the 19-year-old was found hiding in a boat parked outside a watertown home and there are new suspicions his older brother, who died in the shootout with police early friday morning, could have received terrorist training or support abroad. an official familiar with the matter tells nbc news that a foreign government has expressed concern back in 2011 that tamerlan tsarnaev could have ties to terrorism. the...
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we're expecting charges to be filed soon against suspect against dzhokhar tsarnaev. an exclusive against tamerlan. a source in russia tells nbc news russian intelligence reached out to the fbi last november about the 26-year-old. and crime scene units are back at the bomb site in boston right now. they're placing debris into garbage trucks. crews were seen sifting last night throughout that debris. let's go to pete williams. with a good afternoon to you, pete, let's talk first about the status of the charges in this case and what the likely charges will be. >> yes, i think the odds are pretty good that we'll see these charges in the next couple of hours. they're putting the final touches on them now. and we expect to learn a little more about what the fbi has assembled based on its investigation of the bombing. so perhaps there will be some new details that we'll get. in terms of the charges, i would think at the very least they'll charge him with the bombing, with a terrorism offense for that. and interestingly enough, under the federal statutes, which apply here, u
we're expecting charges to be filed soon against suspect against dzhokhar tsarnaev. an exclusive against tamerlan. a source in russia tells nbc news russian intelligence reached out to the fbi last november about the 26-year-old. and crime scene units are back at the bomb site in boston right now. they're placing debris into garbage trucks. crews were seen sifting last night throughout that debris. let's go to pete williams. with a good afternoon to you, pete, let's talk first about the status...
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>> isha, right now we know that dzhokhar tsarnaev can't speak very well. but from what he has indicated to the authorities, he says -- for what he has indicated, no foreign terrorist groups were involved in the bombing. the brothers were radicalized online. they say it's not from online communications, but rather from watching videos online. in the last thing we know is that his older brother tamerlan, the suspect who died a few days after the attacks, was the driving force behind them, isha. >> you touched on his difficulty in speaking. what do we know of how these questioning sessions are actually being carried out? how is he communicating? >> a lot of the questions have been yes or no questions basically, and what we have read from the transcript from that hearing earlier today was that he nodded eded affirmatively is the judge there put it in the hearing. >> do investigators feel that they're any closer, and mentally, these are preliminary questions, do they feel they're any closer to establishing a motive for the attacks? >> not necessarily, but from
>> isha, right now we know that dzhokhar tsarnaev can't speak very well. but from what he has indicated to the authorities, he says -- for what he has indicated, no foreign terrorist groups were involved in the bombing. the brothers were radicalized online. they say it's not from online communications, but rather from watching videos online. in the last thing we know is that his older brother tamerlan, the suspect who died a few days after the attacks, was the driving force behind them,...
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all of them identified him as dzhokhar tsarnaev. the affidavit also says his dorm room was searched. there, investigators found quote, a large pyrotechnic, black jacket and white hat that matched the same general appearance as those worn by bomber two. they also found bbs. until dzhokhar tsarnaev speaks, if he does, there are still so many unanswered questions. were the suspects planning more attacks. the police commissioner wouldn't comment on a specific target, but says they were well stocked with ieds, pipe bombs and a whole lot of fire power. >> i saw that with my own eyes. i believe that the only reason that someone would have those in their possession was to further attack people and cause more -- more death and destruction. >> reporter: another key question, why was this jihadist leader on the older brother's youtube channel. tamerlan tsarnaev had apparently posted and removed this clip, found under the subheading terrorists, it shows the militant who was killed in december. tamerlan tsarnaev had created this youtube channel
all of them identified him as dzhokhar tsarnaev. the affidavit also says his dorm room was searched. there, investigators found quote, a large pyrotechnic, black jacket and white hat that matched the same general appearance as those worn by bomber two. they also found bbs. until dzhokhar tsarnaev speaks, if he does, there are still so many unanswered questions. were the suspects planning more attacks. the police commissioner wouldn't comment on a specific target, but says they were well stocked...
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suspe suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev reportedly told investigators that he and his brother acted alone. law enforcement officials believe the two were persuaded by their own extremist beliefs. pete williams has the latest on this case. >> reporter: as dzhokhar tsarnaev lies under guard at a boston hospital, now upgraded to fair condition, federal officials say he's told interrogators he and his older brother came up with the marathon bomb plot entirely on their own, because they believed the u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan were an attack on islam. officials said he claims the instructions for making a bomb came from al qaeda's online magazine "inspire" which contained a formula similar to the one that the fbi says was similar to the bombs in boston. an employee at a fireworks company shows tamerlan tsarnaev bought four dozen large fireworks at a store in new hampshire in february. >> it was a little disturbing that i had an interaction with him. he was just an every-day customer. i dealt with him the same way i would deal with anybody off the street. >> reporter: several online instru
suspe suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev reportedly told investigators that he and his brother acted alone. law enforcement officials believe the two were persuaded by their own extremist beliefs. pete williams has the latest on this case. >> reporter: as dzhokhar tsarnaev lies under guard at a boston hospital, now upgraded to fair condition, federal officials say he's told interrogators he and his older brother came up with the marathon bomb plot entirely on their own, because they believed the...
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this is what dzhokhar tsarnaev is saying in the initial preliminary investigations. >> fascinating if what he is saying is true. questions remain what his brother did for the six-month period when he visited chechnya. the on-line component of his alleged radicalization is interesting. the idea that this was sort of self motivated from jihadist groups on-line. >> yeah. quite frankly, it's not the first time and that's why these groups put videos on-line hoping they will motivate individuals to watch the videos and become self radicalized. >> the other question and we don't know the answer to it, did he receive bomb training overseas or his ability with explosives is that something he learned from the internet as well? >> they don't know. it seems -- to me as a reporter, it seems a little too complicated and complex to do it yourself, but the investigators are looking in to it right now. >> i spoke to bob behr, former cia officer and experience in the middle east he said a lot of people he has talked to the last several days seem to think a lot of this stuff is not stuff that you can ju
this is what dzhokhar tsarnaev is saying in the initial preliminary investigations. >> fascinating if what he is saying is true. questions remain what his brother did for the six-month period when he visited chechnya. the on-line component of his alleged radicalization is interesting. the idea that this was sort of self motivated from jihadist groups on-line. >> yeah. quite frankly, it's not the first time and that's why these groups put videos on-line hoping they will motivate...
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dzhokhar tsarnaev. they're concerned he might have slipped past their drag net. they don't know where he is right now. the manhunt continues. we've got no update on his whereabouts. a few other additional details we've learn ed lately so far they've found seven ieds. some here in watertown. some at the house in cambridge. and they're still looking to see if there are others. so seven ieds seems to be a fairly substantial number. one other fact that's emerged in that fire fight earlier today, there was something like 200 rounds that were fired. which gives you an idea of the idea of that fire fight. >> some hours ago, in fact at the press conference at 12:30, we were told there was going to be some kind of controlled explosion at the property in cambridge, massachusetts. what do you know about that? because as far as i know, and i've been checking everything -- >> reporter: i believe it's a plac taken place. >> oh? >> reporter: some hours ago. you know, we're waiting for a -- you know, we're waiting for that briefing that we were promised. and we haven't gotten it
dzhokhar tsarnaev. they're concerned he might have slipped past their drag net. they don't know where he is right now. the manhunt continues. we've got no update on his whereabouts. a few other additional details we've learn ed lately so far they've found seven ieds. some here in watertown. some at the house in cambridge. and they're still looking to see if there are others. so seven ieds seems to be a fairly substantial number. one other fact that's emerged in that fire fight earlier today,...
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bob, the criminal complaint has been served against dzhokhar tsarnaev. you've head it. how damning is this complaint for the suspect? >> i think what you have here is a very strong complaint. remember, this is not an indictment. and this was not an arraignment today but an initial appearance. one of the things that struck me, as i was reading it, was the description of the search warrant executed in his dorm room at the university of massachusetts. at pine dale hall, they found a pyrotechnic device. not further explained. they found what appears to be the white hat that he wore and the black jacket that he wore. as well as bbs. so what you have throughout this charging sheet is a number of very specific details that go to what appears to be a strong complaint against him. now, what happens as we go forward in terms of witnesses is not explained in this, but you can expect to see a large number of people coming forward, remember, everybody has those videos. everybody who had those stills are going to be asked very specifically what they saw that day. >> indeed. luke, the
bob, the criminal complaint has been served against dzhokhar tsarnaev. you've head it. how damning is this complaint for the suspect? >> i think what you have here is a very strong complaint. remember, this is not an indictment. and this was not an arraignment today but an initial appearance. one of the things that struck me, as i was reading it, was the description of the search warrant executed in his dorm room at the university of massachusetts. at pine dale hall, they found a...
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dzhokhar tsarnaev reportedly in serious condition. he was bleeding when authorities found him after that day-long manhunt through the suburban neighborhood of watertown. nbc's ron allen is live in boston with the latest on the suspect's condition. ron, at the point do we know whether officials have had an opportunity to talk to him in his hospital room? >> reporter: no, we don't, craig. we presume that they are trying to. we presume that investigators are trying to start questioning him as soon as possible, but we really don't know what his physical or mental condition is at this point. we only know that when he was brought here, when he was captured, doctors -- investigators said that he was in serious condition. we believe that he was bleeding heavily, he lost a lot of blood. he was described as somewhat incoherent. remember he had been on the run for some 20 hours. no idea exactly at what point he was wounded or how long he was trying to deal with the wound, whether it came at the end or during one of the other shooting incidents.
dzhokhar tsarnaev reportedly in serious condition. he was bleeding when authorities found him after that day-long manhunt through the suburban neighborhood of watertown. nbc's ron allen is live in boston with the latest on the suspect's condition. ron, at the point do we know whether officials have had an opportunity to talk to him in his hospital room? >> reporter: no, we don't, craig. we presume that they are trying to. we presume that investigators are trying to start questioning him...
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dzhokhar tsarnaev has been charged with a federal crime and will go through the criminal court system. jennifer griffin reports some people obviously are not satisfied. good evening, jennifer. >> good evening, bret. jay carney ruled out the alleged marathon bomber would be designated enemy combatant even though lindsey graham and others say the designation would have allowed authorities to mine intelligence for 30 days and question the suspect about possible links to terrorist groups actively trying to harm the united states. >> the ability to have access to this suspect without a lawyer present, to gather intelligence about a future attack is absolutely essential to our national security. >> critics say the president can't do that because tsarnaev doesn't fit the legal definition of enemy combatant. there is no proof yet that he is an active member of al qaeda or the taliban. >> possibly you might be able to benefit from the time. you may not. he may clam up. it's just as likely if not more likely that you would harm or potentially harm the federal case. >> the white house decision s
dzhokhar tsarnaev has been charged with a federal crime and will go through the criminal court system. jennifer griffin reports some people obviously are not satisfied. good evening, jennifer. >> good evening, bret. jay carney ruled out the alleged marathon bomber would be designated enemy combatant even though lindsey graham and others say the designation would have allowed authorities to mine intelligence for 30 days and question the suspect about possible links to terrorist groups...
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identified as 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. he is considered armed and extremely dangerous, something that goes without saying at this point. born in kyrgyzstan and they both apparently moved here to the united states with their family as around 2002. as pete williams reports, their father worked in chechnya, which would leave one to believe that they lived for a while in chechnya. >> police are going door to door trying to find him. they are warning people to stay in their homes and not to let anybody in unless they are uniformed police officers. we have twitter photos that really show exactly how grave the situation and how people's lives in watertown and boston and newton and all the surrounding towns are being turned upside down. as you can see, s.w.a.t team members literally climbing over a shed in what looks like a lovely neighborhood. it all began, apparently, when the suspect tried to rob a 7-eleven, two of them, and then shot and killed, as i mentioned, an m.i.t. police officer. they shot him in the head. carjacked a m
identified as 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. he is considered armed and extremely dangerous, something that goes without saying at this point. born in kyrgyzstan and they both apparently moved here to the united states with their family as around 2002. as pete williams reports, their father worked in chechnya, which would leave one to believe that they lived for a while in chechnya. >> police are going door to door trying to find him. they are warning people to stay in their homes and not...
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. >> tonight dzhokhar tsarnaev goes to court at his bedside. and there is more. they say he is lucid. adam. >> in the hospital behind me there is significant security not only downstairs but throughout the hospital. the u.s. marshals service has now officially taken over the security situation of him specifically. they have marshalls stationed by his room, in the hallway where he is. all standard procedures when the marshals take control. before the fbi was doing that. marshals will basically be in charge of him until he's well enough to leave here. we are told once that happens he will likely fly out via helicopter to a different hospital. it's the best way of taking him to his eventual holding cell, a federal holding cell. and about how that went down today with the arain men in his room. the federal magistrate was there, the public defender was there. he mostly answered with nods. he didn't speak a lot. that could be because there are reports he has an injury to his neck. the fbi also said the head-neck region to his leg and also to his hand. he is obviously s
. >> tonight dzhokhar tsarnaev goes to court at his bedside. and there is more. they say he is lucid. adam. >> in the hospital behind me there is significant security not only downstairs but throughout the hospital. the u.s. marshals service has now officially taken over the security situation of him specifically. they have marshalls stationed by his room, in the hallway where he is. all standard procedures when the marshals take control. before the fbi was doing that. marshals will...
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so we may get an update very shortly on exactly what condition dzhokhar tsarnaev is in. in the meantime, as investigators seek to learn more about the bombers, one thing they'll be looking at the brother es extensive use of the social immediate yap. the older brother tamerlan tsarnaev had a youtube page and he linked to several religious videos, some which have soens been taken down. one rald against the evils of hairy potter, one another religious prophesy associated with al qaeda. meanwhile the younger brother dzhokhar was more active. he described his world view as islam and lifted his personal property as career and money. dzhokhar was very active on twitter sending over a thousand tweets including some after the bombing. nbc nightly news investigate tiff producer joins me now. you've been looking into this. let's start with tamerlan and what you've been able to find out. >> what's interest is the timing. he sets up this site or his youtube account i should say, about three weeks after he returns from this six-month trip to russia that has everyone so intrigued. been
so we may get an update very shortly on exactly what condition dzhokhar tsarnaev is in. in the meantime, as investigators seek to learn more about the bombers, one thing they'll be looking at the brother es extensive use of the social immediate yap. the older brother tamerlan tsarnaev had a youtube page and he linked to several religious videos, some which have soens been taken down. one rald against the evils of hairy potter, one another religious prophesy associated with al qaeda. meanwhile...
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against dzhokhar tsarnaev for the marathon bombing on monday. he's accused of two charges at this point. terrorism charge, use of a weapon of mass destruction, we've been explaining, that's a term of art in federal law. it doesn't mean in the conventional sense of talking about nuclear or biological weapons. it means any bomb that could injure people. and the other is, malicious destruction of property resulting in death. that's a separate explosives charge in the federal code. and what this does mean is that it's, the government could seek the death penalty based on this charge. and that's an interesting point. because the state of massachusetts does not have the death penalty. so the, it's only in the federal system that the death penalty can be obtained. what i've seen so far in looking through the documents here is a very detailed account of what we have been told was the key piece of evidence that got the fbi on to him in the first place. what he can be seen doing on a surveillance camera tape. and with your permission, andrea, i want to qu
against dzhokhar tsarnaev for the marathon bombing on monday. he's accused of two charges at this point. terrorism charge, use of a weapon of mass destruction, we've been explaining, that's a term of art in federal law. it doesn't mean in the conventional sense of talking about nuclear or biological weapons. it means any bomb that could injure people. and the other is, malicious destruction of property resulting in death. that's a separate explosives charge in the federal code. and what this...
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. >> the suspects have been identified. 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. >> convoys of military vehicles, buses of police. >> agents search door to door. >> the entire city of boston now in lockdown. >> a major metropolitan area, essentially brought to a halt. >> unfortunately we don't have a positive result at this point. >> shots were fired recently in watertown, last two minutes or so. [ gunfire ] >> there are so many police officers here. >> all of a sudden they peeled out of here. >> dzhokhar. >> he is alive and in custody. >> suspect two in the bombing was just brought in alive. [ cheers and applause ] >> residents have flooded into the streets, saying thank you. >> to those families that lost loved ones and from neighborhoods that lived in fear for an entire day, we are eternally grateful for the outcome here tonight. we have a suspect in custody. >> joined now by bill foray, managing editor of the dorchester reporter, and kevin globe. this city has never seen a day like this in its history. >> never seen a week like this, lawrence. quite a week. i think you and i talked about thi
. >> the suspects have been identified. 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. >> convoys of military vehicles, buses of police. >> agents search door to door. >> the entire city of boston now in lockdown. >> a major metropolitan area, essentially brought to a halt. >> unfortunately we don't have a positive result at this point. >> shots were fired recently in watertown, last two minutes or so. [ gunfire ] >> there are so many police officers here....
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nbc's pete williams reported that dzhokhar tsarnaev has told investigators that he and his brother were motivated by religious fer fvor and their reaction to the american invasion of iraq and afghanistan. the suspect's condition was upgraded from serious to fair today, according to the u.s. attorney's office in boston. as you know, he was found bleeding in a boat in a driveway in watertown just outside boston. the man who discovered him in that boat, david hanaberry spoke with msnbc today. >> i know i took three steps up the ladder. i don't remember stepping down off the ladder. i think i just -- this hits you more afterwards and you think, my god. we probably slept last night. this guy could be -- i don't know, it's surreal. >> the suspect's two sisters, a lena and bella tsarnaev released this statement today that did not include one word of defense of their brothers. our hearts go out to the victims of last week's bombing. it sad dens us to see so many innocent people hurt after such a callous act. as a family we are absolutely devastated by the sense of loss and sorrow this has cause
nbc's pete williams reported that dzhokhar tsarnaev has told investigators that he and his brother were motivated by religious fer fvor and their reaction to the american invasion of iraq and afghanistan. the suspect's condition was upgraded from serious to fair today, according to the u.s. attorney's office in boston. as you know, he was found bleeding in a boat in a driveway in watertown just outside boston. the man who discovered him in that boat, david hanaberry spoke with msnbc today....
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in the case of dzhokhar tsarnaev even as we learn more about him and his life leading up to the bombing and what he is telling investigators, the question of why is intensely mysterious. if you spend some time on his twitter page as i did on the day it was first reported that he was a suspect, you'll find a teenager who mostly seems interested in stuff like weed, hip hop, girls, cars. it does not read like the twitter feed of someone who has completely devoted their life to a radical, violent cause but the twitter feed of a 19-year-old stoner. it reads like the twitter feed of a guy who transfers to a college because the parties are better there. even accounts from his friends who saw the surveillance photos released by the fbi thought you know that kind of looks like dzhokhar but somehow it was not him. it couldn't be dzhokhar, later telling "the boston globe" quote we made a joke like that could be dzhokhar but then we thought it just couldn't be him. dzhokhar? never. now, that profile emerging around the second suspect, the older brother tamerlan tsarnaev seems much less confounding
in the case of dzhokhar tsarnaev even as we learn more about him and his life leading up to the bombing and what he is telling investigators, the question of why is intensely mysterious. if you spend some time on his twitter page as i did on the day it was first reported that he was a suspect, you'll find a teenager who mostly seems interested in stuff like weed, hip hop, girls, cars. it does not read like the twitter feed of someone who has completely devoted their life to a radical, violent...
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one is for the survival of dzhokhar tsarnaev because there is a manhunt for him and he will not escape that network of law enforcement at some point. this will not come to a good end. but also from a law enforcement perspective, we need to know who else is out there. he clearly had his brother as an accomplice but was there someone else involved. is this a cell? is it a local cell, home grown? is it foreign operated? is there an al qaeda or other splinter group connection? what did his brother do when he went back to russia, at least to russia? we know he arrived at an airport outside moscow. don't know where he went after that. his father is still -- returned to russia and was angry when called -- angry and grieving when called by reporters today, russian reporters, because -- had no knowledge of what his sons were doing, but was angry and thinking they had been hunted down as targets of some sort of conspiracy because he simply is not aware of any of these facts. we know president vladimir putin has been in touch with the u.s., has issued a message of condolence to president obama. t
one is for the survival of dzhokhar tsarnaev because there is a manhunt for him and he will not escape that network of law enforcement at some point. this will not come to a good end. but also from a law enforcement perspective, we need to know who else is out there. he clearly had his brother as an accomplice but was there someone else involved. is this a cell? is it a local cell, home grown? is it foreign operated? is there an al qaeda or other splinter group connection? what did his brother...
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complaint reveals that agents searched dzhokhar tsarnaev's u. mass dartmouth dorm room and they found bbs and large pyro tech. investigators found a bomb of the same brand of pressure cooker used in the bombs in the thursday night shoot-out. >> within minutes i had six of my officers, four on duty, two off duty, that are engaged in this gun fight. it continues and the bad guys go back to one of their vehicles an open a trunk at some point and that's when they heave something at our officers and there is a huge explosion. that's the first bomb that went off. that was the one that had the pressure cooker, the little bit of it was embedded in the car down the street. how my officers survived just that was remarkable. >> for the first time the s.w.a.t. team which made the final arrest on friday night told their story. >> when we were moving up to the boat he was actually laying down on the side of the boast, one leg out, one hand out. >> did he say anything to you? did he do anything? >> i don't think he had the energy to say anything. once we got h
complaint reveals that agents searched dzhokhar tsarnaev's u. mass dartmouth dorm room and they found bbs and large pyro tech. investigators found a bomb of the same brand of pressure cooker used in the bombs in the thursday night shoot-out. >> within minutes i had six of my officers, four on duty, two off duty, that are engaged in this gun fight. it continues and the bad guys go back to one of their vehicles an open a trunk at some point and that's when they heave something at our...
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. >>> and more detailsy dzhokhar tsarnaev. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams is on the case with the latest in the investigation. pete, what are we learning now? what are the ratest, first of all, from dzhokhar tsarnaev, and do they believe he and his brother were lone wolfs? >> you may recall that the charges against him were actually filed under seal on sunday, he had his initial appearance in the hospital on monday, and as far as we know, they haven't attempted to re-interview him since then. he's getting with his lawyers, trying to figure out how to proceed. in essence his's confessed already. he's told authorities that he and his brother did it, he's given a reason why, their opposition to the wars in iraq and afghanistan, which think thought were attacks on islam. and he said they were not inspired by foreign countries or foreign interests that they came up with this plot on their own, and that's largely what he said. there are other little details. so i think it will be a while yet before they're able to talk
. >>> and more detailsy dzhokhar tsarnaev. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams is on the case with the latest in the investigation. pete, what are we learning now? what are the ratest, first of all, from dzhokhar tsarnaev, and do they believe he and his brother were lone wolfs? >> you may recall that the charges against him were actually filed under seal on sunday, he had his initial appearance in the hospital on monday, and as far as we know, they haven't attempted to...
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tamerlan was in high school, dzhokhar was 8 or 9. tamerlan was the oldest of four children, dzhokhar was the youngest. two daughters in between there. they watched our children and we lived life together and they were just an amazing family and our hearts are broken over all the pain everyone has incurred because of this and because of the fear. i do want to just say that the parents were both lawyers over in russia before they came to america and very intelligent family. in fact, the father was actually beaten almost to death by the kgb for the work he was doing there defending the people, and that's how they came to live in america. they came as political refugees. so they saw america as a safe haven. they were thankful for america, they loved america. >> emily, can i ask you about the parents? what was interesting to me today in talking to his teammates in cambridge is that they said that he never mentioned his parents. >> i do think that is surprising because they're a very close family. when they came over, obviously the mom and
tamerlan was in high school, dzhokhar was 8 or 9. tamerlan was the oldest of four children, dzhokhar was the youngest. two daughters in between there. they watched our children and we lived life together and they were just an amazing family and our hearts are broken over all the pain everyone has incurred because of this and because of the fear. i do want to just say that the parents were both lawyers over in russia before they came to america and very intelligent family. in fact, the father...
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. >>> since being read his miranda rights, dzhokhar tsarnaev has not talked to investigators. he said the two brothers were driven by hard line islamist views and anger over the u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan. he also said they acted alone without outside help. the day after the boston attack, dzhokhar tsarnaev spoke with a college friend at the gym. >> it's really a tragedy that it's happening right now. it's a sad thing. things happen like this in afghanistan and other places around the world and people here aren't used to it. >> what might have turned these brothers into radicalized islamist bent on jihad? joining me now is president of the islamic forum for democracy and author of "a battle for the soul of islam." good morning, gentlemen. good to see you. let's set a baseline. what does it mean to be a self-radicalized islamist? >> i think when you say self it appears as they came out of nowhere and out of the person's own mind. i believe that it's a political movement and global movement that believes it should be based in the islamic state and they view american gover
. >>> since being read his miranda rights, dzhokhar tsarnaev has not talked to investigators. he said the two brothers were driven by hard line islamist views and anger over the u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan. he also said they acted alone without outside help. the day after the boston attack, dzhokhar tsarnaev spoke with a college friend at the gym. >> it's really a tragedy that it's happening right now. it's a sad thing. things happen like this in afghanistan and other...
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tsarnaev from serious to fair. so far the only word he has spoken is a grunted "no." at the same time, friends sought to upgrade his image. one posted this undated video on youtube, showing dzhokhar doing the robot dance with buddies on the wrestling team. hardly the anti-american islamic radical accused of following his brother in bombing the marathon. >> it does appear the elder brother was the driving force, that he was very angry at u.s. foreign policy. >> reporter: the younger brother told the fbi that he and his brother were inspired by the anti-u.s. internet preaching of the radical cleric anwar al awlaki. even though the american born al qaeda figure was killed in a -- more than a year and a half ago, his words still have power. here condemning the u.s. actions in iraq and afghanistan, which the younger brother said, became their motivation to attack. >> we have chosen the path of war in order to defend ourselves from your oppression. >> reporter: the elder brother tamerlan had another favorite speaker. a c
tsarnaev from serious to fair. so far the only word he has spoken is a grunted "no." at the same time, friends sought to upgrade his image. one posted this undated video on youtube, showing dzhokhar doing the robot dance with buddies on the wrestling team. hardly the anti-american islamic radical accused of following his brother in bombing the marathon. >> it does appear the elder brother was the driving force, that he was very angry at u.s. foreign policy. >> reporter:...
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tsarnaev, either by concealment of the material fact or by will ms. misrepresentation ". how about jumping on this bandwagon calling for his citizenship to be revoked? >> what's fascinating and coming out, filling a seat. in the coming days, we will see where they come out on this. they had suspended campaigning, but the three republicans, including michael sullivan, it should be noted was u.s. attorney in boston and acting head of atf during the bush administration, the republicans embarked on campaigning over the weekend. the two democrats have not, and the top contender, all polls so, u.s. representative edward markey -- so far, has not said anything publicly. >> we know at this point that the fbi did talk to the older brother. back in 2011, but they apparently did not find any links to terrorist activity. the "globe" is reporting there were rumblings, oversight committees, one aide telling "the boston globe" we heard for several days leading up to this there was no intelligence. now we know there could have been intelligence. what kind of backlash
tsarnaev, either by concealment of the material fact or by will ms. misrepresentation ". how about jumping on this bandwagon calling for his citizenship to be revoked? >> what's fascinating and coming out, filling a seat. in the coming days, we will see where they come out on this. they had suspended campaigning, but the three republicans, including michael sullivan, it should be noted was u.s. attorney in boston and acting head of atf during the bush administration, the republicans...
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dzhokhar tsarnaev could face federal charges today. he'll most likely be tried in civilian court despite some calls to have him held as an enemy combatant. >> i believe he should be treated as an enemy combatant for the purpose of interrogation. the reason for it is there are so many questions unanswered. there are so many potential links to terrorism here. also the battlefield is now in the united states. i believe he is an enemy combatant. and he would not be tried before a military commission. ultimately he would be tried in a civilian court and the statements taken from him cannot be used against him in that trial. >> the obama administration has agreed to delay a reading of his miranda writes under a public safety exemption. secretary of defense chuck hagel said sunday he has not seen evidence to link the bombings to terror groups. now, scrutiny turns to the fbi who reportedly questioned the older brother, tamerlan, in 2011, at the request of a foreign government. this is so interesting. of russia. but the fbi told the a.p. despit
dzhokhar tsarnaev could face federal charges today. he'll most likely be tried in civilian court despite some calls to have him held as an enemy combatant. >> i believe he should be treated as an enemy combatant for the purpose of interrogation. the reason for it is there are so many questions unanswered. there are so many potential links to terrorism here. also the battlefield is now in the united states. i believe he is an enemy combatant. and he would not be tried before a military...